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Table 1 Prevalence of CSF JCV DNA and underlying diseases in the patient population

From: Detection of human herpesviruses in the cerebrospinal fluid from patients diagnosed with or suspected of having progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

 

No. (%) of patients

 

Total

JCV-positive

Underlying disease

( n = 255)

( n = 31)

HIV infection

52

10

(19.2)

Hematologic disease

51

13

(25.5)

Autoimmune disease

33

3

(9.1)

Other disease

46

5

(10.9)

Unknown

73

0

(0)

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BMC Neurology

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